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May the Fourth be with you!

It's May the Fourth and that means Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you.

In honour of Star Wars Day this year I made myself a cup of matcha latte in my daughter Meg's R2D2 mug (I'll wash it up before she gets home from school so she'll never know!).

AND - I whipped up a little Yoda napkin fold to make it all look pretty and totally Star Wars themed for the special day.

Actually it was because Meg had been making napkin roses (that's another story) and I thought they looked a bit like Yoda if you did them in a green fabric. You don't see it? Come on! It totally looks like Yoda.

Well, I think it looks at least as much like Yoda as this rope light Yoda we attempted to make one Christmas.

Friends told me it looked like a seagull sitting on a bell. And yes, I can see where they were coming from. Obviously rope light sculpting is not one of our best skills.

Have you ever tried to make something look like Yoda? Or any other character? Got any hilarious fails (or proud successes) to share?

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Kimono Daisy is all about how to use our Japanese fabrics. I particularly love ideas that involve using fabric instead of plastic or paper or other disposable rubbish. Making, sewing, creating, repairing and reusing instead of use-and-toss. Share your ideas and creations so we can all have a go.